MSP Compliance in 2025: The Ultimate Guide for Managed Services Providers
In an era defined by relentless cyber threats and increasingly stringent regulations, Managed Services Providers (MSPs) find themselves at the heart of a digital battleground. The frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks continue to surge, while governments and industries worldwide impose tighter compliance requirements to safeguard sensitive data and critical infrastructure. This dual pressure — cyber […]
Cybersecurity Acronyms: Let’s Talk SOC, SOAR, XDR and More
Some might say cybersecurity has an acronym problem. For the average person, it can seem like everyone in the industry got together and decided to make things as confusing as possible. You can’t go to a single meeting without someone throwing around SOC, SOAR, XDR, and a dozen other letter combinations that make your head […]
What Is an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) in Cybersecurity?
An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a sophisticated, long-term cyberattack in which an intruder establishes an undetected presence within a network to steal sensitive data or disrupt operations over an extended period. Unlike typical cyberattacks — which are often opportunistic and short-lived — APTs are carefully planned, highly targeted, and executed by skilled (and often […]
How MSPs Can Prepare for Evolving US Privacy Laws in 2025
Privacy in the United States is evolving at a breakneck pace, and 2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year. With at least eight new state privacy laws coming into effect, managed service providers (MSPs) are facing a surge of new compliance obligations — not just for their own operations, but for every client […]
Ransomware in 2025 and the Rise of Multiple Extortion
Ransomware has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. In its early days, ransomware attacks followed a relatively simple playbook: threat actors would infiltrate a network, encrypt critical files, and demand a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key. This “single extortion” model relied on the victim’s inability to access their own data, […]
Operationalizing Compliance: 2025 Guide for MSPs and Enterprises
By this point, we’re all aware that compliance isn’t something you can shove into a filing cabinet and forget about until audits roll around. If you’re still treating it like a box-checking exercise or scrambling to get your act together before regulatory deadlines, you’re doing it wrong — and it’s going to cost you. If […]
MSP Peer Groups and Communities: Finding Your Happy Place in 2025
The 2025 MSP market is more competitive than ever. With accelerating technology, rising client demands, and constant business challenges, no provider can succeed alone. Peer communities have become strategic assets that you don’t want to miss out on. These groups — be they forums, associations, or masterminds — connect managed service providers facing similar challenges. […]
Understanding the Stages of Compliance Maturity
What is the Compliance Maturity Model? A compliance maturity model provides organizations with a structured pathway to evaluate and strengthen their compliance practices systematically. Rather than viewing compliance as a fixed state with some kind of ‘on-off switch’, this framework recognizes it as an evolutionary journey through distinct developmental stages — from reactive scrambling to […]
Operationalizing Compliance: What It Means, Benefits, and Maturity Signals
What distinguishes leading managed service providers when it comes to compliance-as-a-service? One just needs to check if they approach compliance as an operational fundamental rather than a check-the-box exercise. When embedded into daily workflows, compliance transforms from burden to advantage. In the face of this trend, operationalizing is a path to reducing risk, improving efficiency, and […]
Survey Insights: What GRC Leaders Are Prioritizing in 2025
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) leaders are recalibrating their priorities for 2025, with recent global surveys of GRC professionals revealing a sharp focus on regulatory complexity, operational resilience, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) in risk management. Here’s what MSPs need to know to align their services with client priorities. Regulatory Complexity Remains the Top Challenge […]